JIT: Malaysian protesters yesterday called for Dutch filmmaker Geert Wilders to be sentenced to death for insulting the Koran, at a rally organised by the Islamic party PAS.
About 150 demonstrators marched several kilometres (miles) in the rain to the Dutch embassy from a mosque near the iconic Petronas Twin Towers, under the watchful eyes of police.
"Muslims should put out a death sentence on Wilders for slandering Islam. Wilders has insulted the Koran," said Reduan Mohamad Nor, a senior member of PAS, which is part of Malaysia's opposition alliance.
"We are here to condemn Wilders. He has insulted our Prophet Mohammed. Are we ready to die to defend the Koran? Reduan yelled as the crowd cheered "Allahu Akbar" or "God is great." Malaysian Protesters Call for Death for Dutch Filmmaker >>> | April 5, 2008
IRNA:
Anti-Islamic Campaign Has Opposite Effect: Spokesman
Mark Alexander
